GPU upgrade vs full upgrade

[jonessa]

Hi all,

Running a 1070ti with a 4690k overclocked to (I think, 4.3ghz - not at it atm) and 16gb of fast RAM.

Considering upgrading to an RTX 2070 - mainly playing MW/GTA Online. Not doing anything like rendering or editing, purely a gaming machine.

Is my CPU likely to be throttling my performance and should I consider changing this first?


Thanks

 

[jonessa]

Fire up monitoring tools to check. Task Manager, Afterburner,and so on

Best monitoring tool?

If you're playing any newer games quad core CPU will be bottleneck.
Though if monitor is 60Hz that might not be much in most games.
But with just four threads background processes and Windows needing CPU time will cause fps drops in more demanding games.
Because CPU simply doesn't have "enough workers to do many tasks simultaneously".

Thanks EsaT - i'm running a GSync monitor, up to 144hz. I understand the concept of cores' impact on performance, but my understanding was that some games don't necessarily suffer too much if only 4 cores are still in play. I also am not doing anything else at the same time (no big apps/programmes running or no second screen). I think i'll probably wait for next-gen stuff and do a whole new build - this is mainly due to looking at 2nd hand prices and realising there's not much value in my current rig to put towards a replacement.